Harris v. Wickham

Opinion

A AAtRtoOrNne Dy .G FeOnRerDa l LAURA M. GINN, Bar No. 8085 Deputy Attorney General State of Nevada 100 N. Carson Street Carson City, Nevada 89701-4717 Tel: (775) 684-1120 E-mail: lginn@ag.nv.gov Attorneys for Defendants Carol Alley, M.D., Lidia Karina Gamarra-Hoff, Benjamin Murphy and Martin J. Naughton, M.D. WILLIAM E. HARRIS, Case No. 3:20-cv-00557-MMD-CSD Plaintiff, v. STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME H. WICKHAM, et al., Defendants. Defendants Carol Alley, M.D., Lidia Karina Gamarra-Hoff, Benjamin Murphy and Martin J. Naughton, M.D., (herein NDOC Employees), by and through counsel, Aaron D. Ford, Nevada Attorney General, and Laura M. Ginn, Deputy Attorney General, of the State of Nevada, Office of the Attorney General, and Plaintiff William E. Harris, by and through counsel, Travis N. Barrick, Esq., of the law firm of Gallian Welker & Associates, LC., hereby submit their thirty-two day stipulation to extend the time to file a response to the Plaintiff’s Motion for Order to Show Cause (ECF No. 69) and Motion for Order of Contempt (ECF No. 70) (Motions). Courts have inherent powers to control their dockets, see Ready Transp., Inc. v. AAR Mfg, Inc., 627 F.3d 402, 404 (EDCA 2008), and to “achieve the orderly and expeditious disposition of cases.” Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 43 (1991) “Such power is indispensable to the court’s ability to enforce its orders, manage its docket, and regulate /insubordinate [] conduct. Id. (See also Mazzeo v. Gibbons, No. 2:08-cv-01387-RLH-PAL, WL 3910072, at *2 (D.Nev.2010)). LR IA 6-1 discusses requests for continuances. The rule states: A (a) A motion or stipulation to extend time must state the reasons for the extension requested and must inform the court of all previous extensions of the subject deadline the court granted. (Examples: “This is the first stipulation for extension of time to file motions.” “This is the third motion to extend time to take discovery.”) This is NDOC Employees’ second request and is requested for good cause. Defense Counsel needs to contact individuals to complete research to respond to Plaintiff's Motions. thirty-two day extension should allow for these activities to be completed to April 24, } 2023. The parties hereby further stipulate and agree that the above stipulations are made in good faith and not for the purposes of delay. DATED this 20th day of March 2023. DATED this 20th day of March 2023. GALLIAN WELKER & ASSOCIATES, LC AARON D. FORD Attorney General /s/ Travis N. Barrick By: /s/ Laura M. Ginn TRAVIS N. BARRICK, Bar No. 9257 LAURA M. GINN, Bar No. 8085 Attorneys for William Harris Deputy Attorney General Appointed under Pro Bono Program Attorneys for Defendants IT IS SO ORDERED; ¢ 99 UNITED STATES GISTRATE JUDGE DATED: March 21, 2023